Shortly after the Paris-Based Reporter sans Frontier (RSF) published the Press Freedom Index in which Bhutan’s press freedom index is shown to have dropped by 12 positions in 2012, the Royal Government of Bhutan completely blocked one of the most popular websites, Bhutanomics.com on 15th of March.

The Mongar District Court sentenced the National Assembly Speaker Jigme Tshultim to two and a half years imprisonment for official misconduct in the Gyalpoizhing land scam case. The court also sentenced the Home Minister Minjur Dorji to a year’s prison term. Continue Reading

In 2008, we took on the enormous responsibility to usher in a democratic system of governance. It gives me great pleasure today to find us all here five years later, at the final session of the first parliament. Continue Reading